Monthly Archives: November 2017

MIDNIGHT at the BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE – Matthew Sullivan

An original tale of a mysterious suicide in a bookseller’s shop, involving intense bibliophiles; both those that man the shop and those that inhabit the shelves to feed their habit but seldom can afford to buy. Lydia, who has returned … Continue reading

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TATE DRAWDY – Michael Ludden

A REVIEW BY JIM NESBITT BLUE PLATE SPECIAL: LEAN AND MEAN MAYHEM WITH WISECRACKS Like a tasty meat-and-three plate at a Southern diner, there’s something simple and satisfying that sticks to the reader’s ribs in the straight-up way author Michael … Continue reading

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NOTHING SAVE THE BONES INSIDE HER – Clayton Lindemuth

A sharp, to-the-point review by BARB ETTRIDGE. Clayton Lindemuth brings post-war Pennsylvania into stark focus with the voice of each character who brings brutal honesty to what is a dark tale of how fate, greed and anger can destroy your … Continue reading

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PURGATORY ROAD – Peter J. Earle

A REVIEW by JIM NESBITT, author of the gritty Ed Earl Burch thriller Series. NESBITT REVIEW — PURGATORY ROAD VELDT-NOIR: ANOTHER NAME FOR HARD-BOILED SUSPENSE EXCELLENCE The hallmark of a Peter J. Earle novel is the vivid and evocative sense … Continue reading

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LIFE, INTERRUPTED BY DEATH – Jefferson Merrick

DETECTIVE VERONICA REASON #1. An entertaining well-plotted police procedural which grabbed me from page one and didn’t let go.   This introduces Superintendent Veronica Reason, a tough clever determined investigator dealing with the intricate weave of two criminal threads. One … Continue reading

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